p38 hit telegraph pole after steering drag link balljoint failed
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RangeRoller dt
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80 ft + lamppost to stop at 30 mph I’d get both your brakes and speedo checked.
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+1 defo that speedo
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Well to be fair i didnt get chance to brake, was trying to steer but with no steering I was a passenger. 2 tons of RR has a lot of momentum
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I know Mine is over 2T
Brake good off-road too. Specially at low speed.
Brake good off-road too. Specially at low speed.
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On the insurance. The car is yours until you agree to the write off value. They can't steal it off you then give you a sum you didn't agree to. So good call on hanging on to it! And also good call on never accepting the write off value.
In the past we have had to do exactly the same thing. We "proved" the write off value was pants by finding three similar vehicles for sale on "autotrader" and sending the details to the insurance company who then got sensible about it and in fact upped their offer from the highest one we found.
Insurance companies are prossys who try to fleece you on renewal, modifications, payouts and write offs. No wonder their shares are a pretty safe bet. They work with the gullibility of the average person.
Oh and we got our Disco repaired in France with secondhand parts. Allianz agreed that would be cheaper than keeping us in a car for the three months before we came home then transporting it home for repair over in the UK. So it is true that some companies will agree to repair with secondhand parts.
Good luck with all this!
In the past we have had to do exactly the same thing. We "proved" the write off value was pants by finding three similar vehicles for sale on "autotrader" and sending the details to the insurance company who then got sensible about it and in fact upped their offer from the highest one we found.
Insurance companies are prossys who try to fleece you on renewal, modifications, payouts and write offs. No wonder their shares are a pretty safe bet. They work with the gullibility of the average person.
Oh and we got our Disco repaired in France with secondhand parts. Allianz agreed that would be cheaper than keeping us in a car for the three months before we came home then transporting it home for repair over in the UK. So it is true that some companies will agree to repair with secondhand parts.
Good luck with all this!
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The use of second hand parts as an option is required by law in France.
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except where the part is safety vital, or whatever the term is. See this
https://www.bfmtv.com/auto/pratique... peuvent se fournir,voitures mises à la casse.
But I think another issue is that on a vehicle that is not otherwise a write off, secondhand parts in good order may well be the only option as new ones are unavailable.
Our situation was a bit different as not only was the accident totally the third party's fault but also he and us were insured with the same insurer.
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Yes, second hand brake parts for example are not allowed, but they will fit a second hand gearbox, mainly though it seems to be body parts.
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Quite, the weird phrase they use is " Les pièces de sécurité ou les liaisons au sol ne peuvent pas non plus être remplacées par une pièce d’occasion." trans "safety parts or "links with the ground" cannot be replaced by secondhand parts." I think they mean suspension and running gear.
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Thanks for your encouraging and reassuring words. Much appreciated.
Some members on here (you know who you are) prefer to make disparaging remarks rather than constructive advice.
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Be my guest and I could probly furnish you with copies of emails sent to them should you need them!
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Suspension, brakes and rather stupidly I think it covers wheels.Quite, the weird phrase they use is " Les pièces de sécurité ou les liaisons au sol ne peuvent pas non plus être remplacées par une pièce d’occasion." trans "safety parts or "links with the ground" cannot be replaced by secondhand parts." I think they mean suspension and running gear.
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Yes, I think it must, and tyres! Bit like the TUV approval in Germany which is similarly limiting!
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Sorry but i fail to see how a drag link TRE can degrade to the point of falling off from October last year to now. Strange things sometimes happen for sure but that is extreme.
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+1 hpi checks.
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Well Copart in Chester have given it a B category - when it is perfectly repairable but obviously not economical. £2k valuation.Question is do i now cancel the claim altogether and fix it myself as I have sourced all of the necessary parts. ****ed off.
Do you have their report, is the chassis still straight?
Tell your insurance you want it fixed
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You can get another whole good one for 2G, get a scrapper to repair it with for far less, presuming the time and it is fixable
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Do you have their report, is the chassis still straight?
Tell your insurance you want it fixed
J